Recently, I presented on the topic of student-run clinics (SRCs) at the National Health Sciences Students’ Association conference. After our presentation, I was able to connect with representatives from most of Canada’s 6 SRCs. From those discussions, I got a sense that it would be useful to compile a list of (in my opinion) important papers on SRCs. If you’re unfamiliar with SRCs, here’s a short explanation:
What is a SRC?
Since 2000, student-run clinics have been a popular activity for medical, nursing and allied health students across Canada. SRCs are promoted as both an opportunity for students to work collaboratively with other disciplines, and for the health benefits they provide to marginalized populations.
The is no set structure for SRCs in Canada, but they typically are A) developed and managed by an interdisciplinary team of student health professionals, B) offer 2-5 hours of health services per week, C) operate out of an existing community health clinic and D) are in partnership with preceptors (i.e., regulated health professionals who supervise students in a clinical environment).
Students, educators and other professionals from the health care practice community descended on the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Hamilton, Ontario this past weekend to participate in the 2010 NaHSSA Conference.
The National Health Sciences Students’ Association did a great job of organizing their yearly gathering and bringing together some of the brightest lights in the future of Canada’s collaborative interprofessional health care.
The three day event featured some cool events like the Ontario Health Care Team Challenge as well as inspiring and informative speakers, and the election of the incoming executive council at the Annual General Meeting.
One of the highlights of the weekend was the Conference Gala that was held at the excellent Art Gallery of Hamilton.
All in all a great weekend in Hamilton. The organizers should be proud of their work.
I hope that the strong feeling of community and collaboration that existed among all the participants this past weekend continues into the future.
You can check out more photos from the 2010 NaHSSA Conference on their Facebook Page. Click @NaHSSA to follow them on twitter.
And… because social media is a huge collaborative tool the CIHC would like to invite you to join us on Facebook, too. And click @CIHC_ca to follow our tweetings.
Students in the University of Arizona’s Health Sciences Center to participate in interprofessional training.
Interprofessional student teams collaborate with community professionals and residents to promote health by changing something in the community, for example, the services offered to victims of domestic violence.
Communities love to collaborate with the students because it allows the community to increase their ability to improve the health of residents.
For more information visit http://vihsta.ahsc.arizona.edu/
Awards of Merit for Excellence in Interprofessional Education
Awards of Merit are available annually:
o Excellence in Interprofessional Education Teaching
o Outstanding Leadership in Advancing Interprofessional Education
o Outstanding Team Role Modeling Interprofessional Care
• Closing date for nominations is April 15th, 2010 at noon. No late submissions will be considered.
• As part of your nomination package, please specify in which of the three categories the nominee should be considered.
• Individuals/teams who have been previously nominated and have not won an award remain eligible to apply.
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